Obituary

Vale Fr Kevin Penry SJ

Fr Kevin Aloysius Penry SJ died on Monday, 24 July 2017
at Mary MacKillop Residence, Hawthorn East, Victoria, aged 84 years.

Please pray for FATHER KEVIN ALOYSIUS PENRY SJ,
who died about 2.45pm on Monday, 24 July 2017
at Mary MacKillop Residence, Hawthorn East, Victoria, aged 84 years.

penry1933 (23 March) –  Born in Melbourne, Victoria

Secondary education at CBC Parade, East Melbourne

1950-51 – Novitiate at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.

1952 – Juniorate at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.: 1st year Arts at Melbourne University

1953-55 – Philosophy at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.

1956-58 – Regency at St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, NSW

1959-60 – Campion College, Kew, Vic.: completion of BA at Melbourne University

1961-64 – Theology at Canisius College, Pymble, NSW; ordained 02 Jan 1964

1965 (Jan-Sept) – Riverview, NSW: teacher, prefect of discipline and sport

Sept 1965–June 1966 – Tertianship at St Joseph Hall, Union Decatur, Illinois, USA

Mid 1966–mid 1967 – Mount Street, London, UK: studying catechetics

Mid 1967–Dec 1967 – St Ignatius’ College, Athelstone, SA: teacher

1968 – St Aloysius’ College, Milsons Point, NSW: teacher (Religion, Modern History, English), sportsmaster, prefect of discipline, assistant spiritual father

1969-72 – St Ignatius’ College, Athelstone, SA: teacher (Religion, English, History), chaplain to alumni, director of BVM Sodality and senior YCS, vocations promoter, director of Parents’ Theology Course, lecturer in theology for Catholic Education Association

1973-75 – Campion College, Kew, Vic.: minister (1973), retreat ministry

1976-mid 81 – Canisius College, Pymble, NSW: assistant director of Centre of Ignatian Spirituality

Mid 1981-mid 1982 – Faber House Residence, Loyola University, Chicago, USA: Institute of Spirituality Leadership Course

Mid 1982-85 – Richmond, Vic.: assistant priest, chaplain to Epworth Hospital & parish school, director of “Christian Education”

1986-88 – Burke Hall, Kew, Vic.: retreat director at Campion retreat house

1989-93 – Athelstone, SA: director of “Ignatian Spirituality and Human Growth” for teachers, parents et al. Coordinator of spiritual formation at Pacific Regional Seminary, Suva, Fiji (1992; April-May 1993)

1994-98 – Greenvale, Vic.: assistant director of Corpus Christi Community

1999-2017 – Campion House, Kew, Vic.: minister (1999-2002), assistant for senior Jesuits and those in nursing homes, chaplain at Caritas Christi Hospice, marriage ministry, ministry of prayer

Vigil Service (not Mass)

7.30pm, Thursday, 27th July 2017, Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn, Vic.

Funeral Mass

11.00am, Friday, 28th July 2017, Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn, Vic.
Burial will take place at a later date.